[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 42, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 42CFR411.26]



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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH

 

                    CHAPTER IV--CENTERS FOR MEDICARE

                          & MEDICAID SERVICES,

                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND

                             HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 411_EXCLUSIONS FROM MEDICARE AND LIMITATIONS ON MEDICARE PAYMENT

--Table of Contents

 

   Subpart B_Insurance Coverage That Limits Medicare Payment: General 

                               Provisions

 

Sec. 411.26  Subrogation and right to intervene.



    (a) Subrogation. With respect to services for which Medicare paid, 

CMS is subrogated to any individual, provider, supplier, physician, 

private insurer, State agency, attorney, or any other entity entitled to 

payment by a third party payer.

    (b) Right to intervene. CMS may join or intervene in any action 

related to the events that gave rise to the need for services for which 

Medicare paid.